[Magdalen] Tooth prayers again

[Susan Hagen]

Thank you all, I'm home and the procedure went very well.  The tooth came
out without disaster and the surgeon removed a lesion that was probably the
source of a lot of the infections.  The nitrous worked very well though I
had a strange experience of drifting into a dream like other scene or
story, not an especially pleasant one but nothing to do with the surgery.
I must have showed some distress because I came back to the room with an
assistant patting my hand.  I got re-oriented and by that time the
procedure was nearly over. It wasn't very disturbing, just like a dream but
different than I've experienced before with nitrous.  Usually I'm just
deeply relaxed.  Anyway it's over, I've taken a pain pill as directed and
plan a quiet day with cats for company.  I'm supposed to use cold packs and
stick to cold food today.

Thank you for the prayers and support.
Susan

On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 9:54 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> Prayers for you as you go through this. I can't do nitrous as it makes me
> sick, whether I eat or not. For something like you describe, I would either
> have to be VERY numb or entirely out.
>
> On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 5:17 AM, Arthur Laurent <ALaurent at npr.org> wrote:
>
> > Praying for you and your surgeon.
> >
> > I've had success with two implants and wish you the same.
> >
> > One of them needed a bone graft, which came out well. I wish I was more
> > patient with these procedures; at least for me, it takes more than a year
> > to go from hurting tooth to finished implant/crown.
> >
> > A few weeks ago, I had another implant installed (after bone graft)...
> > It'll be at least January until the bone has grown into the implant.
> >
> > Still, it's so much better than bridgework, or endless root canals and
> > whittled bone posts.
> >
> > And, yes, LOTS of Nitrous Oxide! My surgeon says he's always a little
> > loopy after any procedure with me. HaHaHa  And Hydrocodone, too. Take as
> > many meds as it takes to be safely comfortable.
> >
> > Arthur
> >
> > Sent from my iPad
> >
> > >>
> >
>



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